Found a bombshell about my Irish heritage.

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2. Thanks for asking, CB. A woman who apparently is a distant cousin did all the research...

One of my grandfather's sisters is her great-grandmother. She had done extensive research on both sides of her family and had included significant (and previously unknown to me) details on my great-grandparents.

In this case, family lore was a red herring. My father wasn't yet born when his grandfather died and only about seven when his grandmother died. I have no idea how Mayo came into the picture now.

The information on my family only goes back to my great-great-grandparents on that side. Still, it's more than I knew a week ago.